WASHINGTON, United States, March 18, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - President Donald Trump angrily suggested Wednesday that he could leave US allies to secure the Hormuz strait on their own since they have refused to fight alongside US forces against Iran in the crucial shipping lane. Saying the United States doesn't need the strait -- a major global oil shipping pathway -- Trump wrote on his Truth Social site that he could "let the Countries that use it" find a solution. Trump has responded to the Hormuz crisis with a series of contradictory statements, saying both that allies must help the United States and then on Tuesday saying "we don't need any help." His latest statement on Truth Social suggested the United States could abandon the situation altogether, leaving other countries to deal with the aftermath. The US military announced late Tuesday that it was using huge bunker-buster bombs to attack Iranian missile sites near the coast along Hormuz.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 18, 2026 13:51 UTC